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Hiaasen: his tongue had gone to chalk

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Marius Hancu - 03 Feb 2010 18:20 GMT
Hello:

Have you met
"his tongue had gone to chalk" (prob dry from speaking)
somewhere else?

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[Red's angry Tool hasn't been able to shoot Chaz]

He'd been spitting and swearing so much that his tongue had gone to
chalk.

Carl Hiaasen, Skinny Dip, p. 329
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Thanks.
Marius Hancu
Chuck Riggs - 04 Feb 2010 15:36 GMT
>Hello:
>
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>Carl Hiaasen, Skinny Dip, p. 329
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Yes, his mouth had gone dry from all that spitting and swearing.
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Chuck Riggs,
An American who lives near Dublin, Ireland and usually spells in BrE

Marius Hancu - 04 Feb 2010 16:13 GMT
> >Have you met
> >"his tongue had gone to chalk" (prob dry from speaking)
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>
> Yes, his mouth had gone dry from all that spitting and swearing.

Thank you for your confirmation.
Marius Hancu
 
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